Sure yah no problem. I moved here for work and I am staying here for work and business opportunities after. The pros are that economy is super strong, low unemployment, and ton of fortune 500s here, pretty strong tech scene. Good airport, and fairly central. Actually has public transport that is good. Bike lanes everywhere. My idea was that this is a great town to be a software consultant in and make a home base, and I think this is still true.Smashter wrote: ↑Mon May 21, 2018 11:02 amHey Giskard -- my wife and I have Minneapolis on our short list of places to move in the next year or two. Can you expound a little more on the pros and cons, from your perspective? If there are any pros, haha.
I'd be working in technology sales, DW as an executive assistant, if that matters. No kids.
Another pro is that for basically being a large city with all of the benefits of that, it is not that expensive. Real estate is affordable to regular people unlike in many large cities. The city is amazing in the summer, stuff to do every weekend and beautiful. The con is that you are still in the Midwest and all of the BS that comes with that.
The downside is that it literally snowed 1.5 feet the last weekend in April. Traffic is always terrible because they squeeze road work into the summer months OR it is winter and the roads are snowy.
Another huge downside in this state is taxes. If you are a high income earner you will be taxed a lot. Every type of tax is high, this is blue state. Minneapolis is also liberal to the point of being annoying. I am pretty socially liberal but sometimes I turn on MPR (Minnesota public radio) and just turn it of because the ridiculous stuff they discuss. Like aggressively talking about "check your privilege" stuff and how white men are terrible, ect. Honestly, I am a white male and I find it all pretty alienating and disturbing but Idk I guess that is happening everywhere that is very liberal.